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Australian Uber driver sues company for deactivating account

Xinhua, May 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Perth Uber driver is suing the ride-sharing company for terminating his account without notice and leaving with him 80,000 Australian dollars worth of car loans, local media reported on Wednesday.

The case is believed to be the first of its kind in Australia.

Mike Oze-Igiehon has alleged Uber breached its contract by failing to pass on negative feedback to him before terminating his account in November 2015.

Oze-Igiehon filed a statement of claim in a West Australian court after he rejected an offer from Uber worth 4,000 Australian dollars.

"The company is abusing their status in Australia," he told Fairfax Media.

"They are using a loophole in the system to penalize people and I think it's unfair."

Uber responded in a defence filing and said it has the right to deactivate or restrict a driver from accessing the app at anytime.

While a spokesperson would not comment on the case directly, they said the driver feedback is taken seriously. Endit